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Man builds real-life control panel for his computer, and it’s awesome

Browsing Reddit’s front page I came across one of the coolest DIY projects I’ve ever seen: Redditor /u/smashcuts built a fully functional, IRL control panel, complete with a hundred buttons, switches and knobs that can trigger all sorts of actions from the useful to the ludicrous. And it looks awesome too:

It’s incredibly elaborate, with different sections dedicated to specific types of functions. There’s a green ‘Main Systems’ section for smashcuts’ most frequently used apps, a central panel for controlling OS shortcut like Open, Save and Close, and yet another part is used to control backlight intensity, to name a few.

The labeling is pretty funky, with thinks like ‘Waveform Collider’ launching iTunes and ‘Anti-Reality Creator’ for Adobe Premier. ‘More/Less rock’ buttons control the volume, while other things like ‘Farting control’ are left unexplained for you to ponder.

That said, the nerdy name scheme also means he could replace apps and functions at any time without the discrepancy driving him crazy, so it serves a functional purpose too.